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I don't think it is effortless to refute. Wild theories are effortless to construct since they can be devote of facts, and variants are also effortless to creat
by yibg 6y ago
I don't think it is effortless to refute. Wild theories are effortless to construct since they can be devote of facts, and variants are also effortless to create. Refuting requires gathering facts and evidence. Additionally presenting them in a way that's relatively easy to digest for the audience is also difficult.
Take the recent US election for example. Very effortless to claim fraud and stolen election; just a couple of tweets in fact. Debunking them rather more difficult. Then there are the more specific claims, such as:
- China and Venezuela worked together to do this
- Voting machines flipped votes
- There were vote dumps at midnight
- Dead people voted for Biden
All very easy claims to make, all rather more difficult to debunk sufficiently. Then, when one is debunked, another one easily pops up. Don't get me wrong, I think it's well worth the effort and we should fight disinformation, but effort it does take.